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The hum in the room grew louder. On the screen, the camera finally finished its turn. Elias saw his own room, filmed from the corner of his ceiling. He saw himself sitting at his desk, staring at the screen. The video reached the 3:01 mark. The hum stopped.

He turned around. His own desk lamp was flickering in a rhythm that matched the hum coming from his speakers. On his monitor, the camera in the video began to turn around, slowly panning away from the iron door to face the person holding it. The Discovery 14901 (1)mp4

"The (1) in the filename isn't a version number. It's the number of people currently inside." The hum in the room grew louder